Birchbox: The June Box discussion

[princess2010]

I JUST got my June box. I got box 5 I believe.

It was the Borghese soap (hope it smells better wet)

Stainiac (I like it! Still prefer Benefit's tints but it's nice)

Bandaids (I use a ton of bandaids because of my psoriasis so I'm cool with these)

Ada Bronzer (Pretty golden peach color) I don't use a lot of bronzer but I might use this one.

My FAVORITE thing in the box is the Bvlgari Omnia Crytalline perfume. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!! I think I will buy a full bottle of this. I've been wearing the same fragrance for 10 years but I might switch to this!
 

 

[zadidoll]

Has anyone tried the staniac as a cheek stain. I've used it for my lips but am nervous about trying it on my cheeks cause I dont want it to mess up my foundation.

Here's a tip I picked up from David, owner of OCC, if you have a product you like and it's a different formulation that your foundation try to apply it BEFORE you apply that other item. In his case he was talking about cream blushes and air brushing but the principal is the same thing. Try applying the stain before foundation but keep in mind the foundation will tone it down.

 

[iugirl13]

BB CS seems to be back in full swing. I emailed them yesterday about the issue most of us seem to be having with feedback and they emailed me back this morning about it (I just remembered I needed to check that email so I just saw it

)

Hi there,

I'm so sorry for the inconvenience. A technical glitch caused feedback to be unavailable. Don't worry! You feedback points will be updated retroactively by end of day today, Monday June, 25th. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Best,

Emily

I hope the above means by end of day and not business day because I still can't leave feedback.

 

[MyriadVoices]

Originally Posted by iugirl13 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm having trouble applying the Staniac. I do it like Mollie does in the video but when I blend it seems most, if not all, of the Staniac comes off onto my fingertips and they turn red. Any hints or tips?

 me too. not super. I prefer Tarte cheekstain or BeneFit BeneTint. I'd love to give it to someone who is a fan, but it's not really sanitary since I used it directly on my face and lips. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> My female friends are either super sensitive to everything or don't wear any makeup at all, so I might end up either forcing myself to use it or throwing it away. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[MissLindaJean]

Originally Posted by zadidoll /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Here's a tip I picked up from David, owner of OCC, if you have a product you like and it's a different formulation that your foundation try to apply it BEFORE you apply that other item. In his case he was talking about cream blushes and air brushing but the principal is the same thing. Try applying the stain before foundation but keep in mind the foundation will tone it down.

Great tip! I suppose you could always put it on strong and then sheer it out with your foundation!

 

[MissLindaJean]

Originally Posted by princess2010 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I JUST got my June box. I got box 5 I believe.

It was the Borghese soap (hope it smells better wet)

Stainiac (I like it! Still prefer Benefit's tints but it's nice)

Bandaids (I use a ton of bandaids because of my psoriasis so I'm cool with these)

Ada Bronzer (Pretty golden peach color) I don't use a lot of bronzer but I might use this one.

My FAVORITE thing in the box is the Bvlgari Omnia Crytalline perfume. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!! I think I will buy a full bottle of this. I've been wearing the same fragrance for 10 years but I might switch to this!

Their whole Omnia line is excellent!!! I really love that one and the Omnia Coral, which my friend also swears by and we try not to wear when we get together lol. Bvlgari is just a tres chic line to me and I already own some of their fragrances.

 

[calexxia]

Originally Posted by MyriadVoices /img/forum/go_quote.gif


 me too. not super. I prefer Tarte cheekstain or BeneFit BeneTint. I'd love to give it to someone who is a fan, but it's not really sanitary since I used it directly on my face and lips. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> My female friends are either super sensitive to everything or don't wear any makeup at all, so I might end up either forcing myself to use it or throwing it away. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Of the three, my favorite is the Tarte cheekstain. Benetint is too liquid (IMHO) and Stainiac doesn't give as long of a coverage on my skin. But that Tarte is one of my favorite of their products.

 

[clchild]

I actually preferred it as a cheek stain.  It does have lots of staying power.  But if I were to buy full size I'd probably go for a different shade -assuming they offer different colors.

 

[mjkdior713]

Originally Posted by princess2010 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I JUST got my June box. I got box 5 I believe.

It was the Borghese soap (hope it smells better wet)

Stainiac (I like it! Still prefer Benefit's tints but it's nice)

Bandaids (I use a ton of bandaids because of my psoriasis so I'm cool with these)

Ada Bronzer (Pretty golden peach color) I don't use a lot of bronzer but I might use this one.

My FAVORITE thing in the box is the Bvlgari Omnia Crytalline perfume. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!! I think I will buy a full bottle of this. I've been wearing the same fragrance for 10 years but I might switch to this!

I got that perfume in my May box and I too fell in LOVE with it!!  I know I could use points on BB and purchase it, but I have so many perfumes so I just ordered the travel size one from sephora.  It's amazzzing.  I'm glad someone shares in my happiness for it.  Lol. 

The Ada bronzer--I really like this.  I got the color golden in my box and it's very wearable and if you lightly dust all over your face it just gives a warm glow.  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[pobox607]

I just went to leave my feedback for my items this month, and after reviewing the Juliet Has a Gun Not a Perfume sample, I got the following message: Whoops! Reward points are only available for products you have received. I e-mailed CS, but just wondering if anyone else ever had that happen. All of my other samples let me leave feedback without any issues.  

I had the same thing happen to me for an item. I contacted CS a few days ago and they told me it would be fixed by the 25th. I just checked my points and my missing points were added yesterday (the25th).

 

[TXSlainte]

I just got around to using the Number 4 Prep and Protect spray.  I am in LOVE with it.  It made my hair super soft and it smells really good.  Thank you, Birchbox. I am NOT a fan of the Staniac though. 

I just started using the Number 4 spray this week, and it is fantastic! My hair is the softest it's ever been. I might have to purchase this, although I think the sample will last a while.

 

[Mandy Kane]

Originally Posted by ordinarysarah /img/forum/go_quote.gif




The same thing happens to me. It looks like nothing on my cheeks, but it is all over my fingers. Blah.

Did anybody who received the Stila One-Step Bronze actually like it? I was bummed I didn't get it in my box, so I picked up a small sample from Sephora to try at home, and wasn't that impressed.

I like it (got a full sized one in my box) I think it feels really nice on. It doesn't really give you much coverage but I'm super pale and it gives me a little shimmery (not sparkly) glow. for someone who's already tan-ish i could see that maybe it wouldn't do much. 

 

[Naun-Negotiable]

Originally Posted by Mandy Kane /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I like it (got a full sized one in my box) I think it feels really nice on. It doesn't really give you much coverage but I'm super pale and it gives me a little shimmery (not sparkly) glow. for someone who's already tan-ish i could see that maybe it wouldn't do much. 

i really like it under foundation (well, under bb i guess) - i am pasty in the face area so it helps me feel less ghoulish in all this sun haha.i don't think i would purchase it but i will use up what i have!

 

[Naun-Negotiable]

4 days left in the month and i am waiting on my second box still. i think it is coming today ! i hope anyway. just wish it was a box of new stuff instead of mostly repeats /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[mjkdior713]

Originally Posted by Naun-Negotiable /img/forum/go_quote.gif

4 days left in the month and i am waiting on my second box still. i think it is coming today ! i hope anyway. just wish it was a box of new stuff instead of mostly repeats /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I'm in the same boat.  They told me it shipped last tuesday, but when I got my shipping confirmation thursday is stated otherwise.  I am still waiting on it to get here.  They said since I live in Philadelphia and it ships from Jersey it shouldnt take more than a day or two and it's alreay been more than that! 

GRRRR BB!!!!  I leave in two days for Vacation, and even though I'm getting the exact same box I got the first time around, I really want it to get here before I leave.  I'm getting a moisturizer with spf and I don't go out in the sun a lot unless I;m on vacation so I'd really like to take it with me.

 

[Liber Vix]

Originally Posted by Naun-Negotiable /img/forum/go_quote.gif

4 days left in the month and i am waiting on my second box still. i think it is coming today ! i hope anyway. just wish it was a box of new stuff instead of mostly repeats /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Mine is supposed to arrive on the 28th. I hope this isn't a new trend, though it is nice I suppose that July's box is *hypothetically* just a little while away now due to this delay.

 

[Naun-Negotiable]

Originally Posted by Liber Vix /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Mine is supposed to arrive on the 28th. I hope this isn't a new trend, though it is nice I suppose that July's box is *hypothetically* just a little while away now due to this delay.

right!  that is, if we aren't waiting this long again next month /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> i hope the july boxes are beyond amazing cos it will probably be my last month unless i take up donations for paypal. lol

 

[amidea]

Originally Posted by brio444 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Thanks for the tip!  I've never heard of this!  I know what I'm doing when I get home.  (I've been exfoliating like mad for the last two days, with only minor improvement.)  If I could have managed the application, the color actually looks pretty good next day in the areas that I don't look like a bronze dalmatian.  

no problem, let me know if it works! i want to try the towelettes but would feel better if i know there's a solution if it looks horrible.  i've used lemon juice once before to even out a splotchy self-tan job so i hope it works for you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[mjkdior713]

Originally Posted by Naun-Negotiable /img/forum/go_quote.gif


right!  that is, if we aren't waiting this long again next month /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> i hope the july boxes are beyond amazing cos it will probably be my last month unless i take up donations for paypal. lol

I honestly don't know what happened with them this month.  It seems like a lot of people (or a lot more than should be) are having their boxes come SO late!  This is crazy.  They should just ship out the next month a few days before the end of the month so you can actually use it the month it's for (like July's box should ship out at the end of June, etc).  That's what Julep does...and I know BB is prob bigger than Julep, but it's nice that you don't have some people getting their box the 7th of the month and others who get it the 27th!  Just sayin'.  And this is my first month of two boxes...I think July will be the second and last for that for me.

 

[SimplyChelle xX]

Originally Posted by Denise Moya /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Is anyone having problems with BB CS? I emailed them 8 days ago and still no reply

I have found that calling BirchBox is much much faster than e-mailing. 

The first time I called, I had to leave a voicemail but got a call back the very next day!!

The last 2 times Ive called them, someone has answered right away.

However, when I had to e-mail them, it took about 3-4 days to get a response.

Hope this helps!